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Kitsch suffered bloody cut filming John Carter (17 February 2012)

Actor Taylor Kitsch had to halt filming on his new Disney movie John Carter after suffering a serious cut to his chest during a battle scene. The X-Men Origins: Wolverine star plays the title character, a former military captain who is transported to Mars, in the sci-fi epic, and he admits one particular stunt left him rather bloody. He tells WENN, "I cut my chest real well on... one of these air ships because they have all this armour which literally stuck into my chest and cut it quite...

Pattinson worries he'll be 'too old' for any new Twilight sequels (17 February 2012)

Actor Robert Pattinson fears he will be "too old" to star in another Twilight movie if author Stephenie Meyer ever decides to add a new installment to the hit vampire series. The hunk has portrayed vampire Edward Cullen in the movie adaptations of Meyer's popular books since the first film hit cinemas in 2008. The fourth and final book in the Twilight saga, as it stands, has been split into two film releases, and Breaking Dawn - Part 2, is due to be released in theatres later this year (12)....

Aniston and Theroux keep it professional at Wanderlust premiere (17 February 2012)

Jennifer Aniston and her actor boyfriend Justin Theroux surprised onlookers at the Los Angeles premiere of their new movie Wanderlust by keeping their distance on the red carpet. The former Friends star met Theroux on the set of the romantic comedy in 2010, and they began dating last summer (11). However, the couple has shied away from flaunting their romance and Theroux briefly addressed their relationship in a recent interview with New York Magazine, telling the publication, "I understand...

Grant: 'Third Bridget scripts failing to hit bullseye' (17 February 2012)

Hugh Grant has admitted the third Bridget Jones movie is still in doubt because a number of screenplays have failed to hit the "bullseye". The Brit showed off his nasty side playing Daniel Cleaver opposite Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth in the first two films, which were both huge hits at the box office. Reports have suggested all three stars are gearing up for a third installment, but Grant reveals they are still to sign any contracts as the draft storylines have not been up to scratch. He...

Newell forgot Four Weddings star Chancellor (17 February 2012)

Actress Anna Chancellor was left red-faced when she bumped into Four Weddings And A Funeral director Mike Newell, because he failed to recognise her. Fans of the huge hit movie will remember Chancellor as Duckface, the needy ex-lover of Hugh Grant's bumbling Brit Charles. But the movie's director has trouble remembering the cast of the 1994 box office success, and had no idea who Chancellor was when she approached him at a dinner party. She tells the Daily Express, "I saw Mike Newell the other

Seidler's King's Speech play heading to the West End (17 February 2012)

Oscar-winning screenwriter David Seidler's stage adaptation of acclaimed film The King's Speech is heading to London's West End theatre district. Seidler picked up the Best Screenplay Academy Award last year (11) for the hit movie adaptation starring Colin Firth as King George VI. He transformed his script into a stage production, which debuted in regional theatre earlier this month (Feb12) to much applause. Now it has been confirmed the play will start a run in the West End after completing a

Clooney & O. Russell end Three Kings feud (17 February 2012)

George Clooney and moviemaker David O. Russell have ended their decade-long feud following a chance meeting at a recent industry party. The pair fell out on the set of 1999 war movie Three Kings and the spat became one of Hollywood's most well-known, but Clooney and the director have now set aside their differences. The Oscar-winning actor tells The Hollywood Reporter, "I saw David a few weeks ago at a party... and I felt compelled to go over and go, 'So, are we done?' And he goes, 'Please'....

Clooney opens up about pain following Syriana injury (17 February 2012)

George Clooney has opened up about the pain he suffered after cracking his head open during a torture scene in Syriana in 2005, revealing it took doctors weeks to figure out exactly what was wrong with him. It was only when pal Lisa Kudrow's neurologist brother discovered fluid leaking from his spine that medics realised just how serious his condition was. In a candid new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, The Descendants star reveals, "We started doing these things called myelograms,...

Producer hopes to 'convert' Houston's final film into a musical (17 February 2012)

Whitney Houston's final film will hit the stage as a major new musical if producer Howard Rosenman gets his way. The tragic superstar completed her work on Sparkle just weeks before her death on Saturday (11Feb12) and already movie executives are planning a Broadway run in New York. The movie musical, which features Houston with Jordin Sparks and Cee Lo Green, is scheduled for a summer (Aug12) release and it could be onstage next year (13). Rosenman tells Forbes magazine he hopes to "convert"...

Bernal to play Zorro (17 February 2012)

Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal has signed on to bring masked swordsman Zorro back to the big screen, according to industry reports. The Motorcycle Diaries star will lead the cast of Zorro Reborn. The project will be the first major Zorro film since 2005's The Legend Of Zorro, in which Antonio Banderas played the swashbuckling Latino legend. Variety reports Sony executives are also developing a prequel to their two hit Banderas films, based on Isabel Allende's 2005 novel Zorro.

Streep & Roberts to play mother and daughter (17 February 2012)

Oscar-winners Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts are to play mother and daughter in the movie adaptation of Tony Award-winning play August: Osage County. Streep will play drug-addicted Violet Weston and Roberts her eldest daughter, Barbara Fordham, in the project, according to Deadline.com. Tracy Letts' dark comedy chronicles the drama that ensues when Roberts' character and her sisters reunite with their mother at the family home. Shooting on the film is expected to start later this year (12).

Potter, Perry and Swift land Kids' Choice Award nominations (16 February 2012)

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift are among the top nominees for the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. The boy wizard franchise's eighth and final film, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2, will compete against The Smurfs, The Muppets and Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked for Favorite Movie, while Radcliffe will face off against Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides), Jim Carrey (Mr. Popper's Penguins) and Adam Sandler (Jack &...

Diddy agreed to produce new film that made him sob (16 February 2012)

Rap mogul and entrepreneur Sean 'Diddy' Combs felt compelled to produce Oscar-nominated documentary Undefeated - because it reminded him of his own college football-playing dreams gone bad. The film about an underdog football team which reverses a chronic losing record under an inspirational coach took Combs back to his youth when an injury ended his athletic dreams. He explains, "This movie truly, truly blew me away... I had a dream. I was an aspiring football player and I broke my leg in the

Rossum almost beat Lohan to Parent Trap twins (16 February 2012)

Phantom Of The Opera star Emmy Rossum has revealed she almost beat Lindsay Lohan for the role of twins in The Parent Trap remake. The two former child stars were both up for the roles of Hallie Parker and Annie James in the hit 1998 family film that propelled Lohan to stardom - but Rossum admits the sibling parts were almost hers. She tells Celebuzz.com, "I was 12, but I really wanted the role. Lindsay beat me out of the role." But she insists there are no hard feelings between the two...

Dorff taking Hebrew lessons for new movie (16 February 2012)

Movie star Stephen Dorff is taking a crash course in Hebrew for a new film he is shooting in Israel. The Backbeat star, whose father is Jewish, is set to spend much of the spring in the Middle East filming Zaytoun and he's beginning to wish he had paid more attention to his studies when he was younger. He tells BlogTalkRadio.com, "I went to Israel for the first time two weeks ago for some rehearsals and I will be there for a couple of months. I have some cousins there because my dad is Jewish,

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